Goryeo founding general who wore Wang Geon's armour at the Battle of Gongsan and died so that his king could escape
In 918, with Hong Yu, Bae Hyeon-gyeong and Bok Ji-gyeom, he overthrew Gung Ye and put Wang Geon on the throne. In 927, when Later Baekje troops surrounded Wang Geon at Dongsu near Gongsan (Palgongsan), he fought and died alongside Kim Rak, and Wang Geon barely escaped. King Yejong of Goryeo later wrote the Doijang-ga in honour of the two generals.
Hong Yu, Bae Hyeon-gyeong, Sin Sung-gyeom and Bok Ji-gyeom overthrew Gung Ye and raised Wang Geon to the throne; he named the state Goryeo with the era name Cheonsu.
After Gyeon Hwon sacked Gyeongju and drove King Gyeongae to his death, Wang Geon marched to Silla’s aid but was routed by Later Baekje at Dongsu on Mount Gongsan; Sin Sung-gyeom died in his place.
Songak magnate who served Gung Ye, took Naju, overthrew Gung Ye to found Goryeo in 918 and reunified the Later Three Kingdoms in 935–936
Monk said to be of Silla royal blood who rose under Yanggil, founded Later Goguryeo at Songak in 901 and renamed it Majin and Taebong; styling himself the Maitreya Buddha, he ruled harshly and was overthrown
Silla soldier from Gaeun in Sangju who founded Later Baekje at Wansan-ju in 900; deposed by his son Singeom, he defected to Goryeo
55th king of Silla, forced to kill himself when Gyeon Hwon stormed Gyeongju in 927
Last king of Silla, who surrendered the kingdom to Goryeo in 935 and was made sasimgwan of Gyeongju
From Wang Geon, lord of Songak, to the Kaesong Industrial Complex — Gaegyeong, Goryeo’s capital for five centuries, and home of the Song merchants
Silla’s capital for a thousand years — tombs, pagodas, temples and bells from every age of Silla, and the birthplace of Donghak
Dalgubeol, where King Sinmun tried to move his capital — where the National Debt Repayment Movement and the 2·28 student protest began